WHEREAS, the postal service has been a constant feature of our national character, and continues to link Americans to their families and associates wherever in the country, or the world, they may be; and

WHEREAS, U.S. postal service workers are the engine of the postal enterprise worldwide, which provides employment for almost 9 million people, and accounts for roughly 8 percent of America's gross national product; and

WHEREAS, U.S. postal workers in the service of our country are a first line of defense in the war on terrorism, delivering more than 20 billion pieces of mail since the infamous attacks of September 11, 2001; and

WHEREAS, neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS that the July 13, 2004 be hereby declared

in Leon County, Florida. We commend the workers of the United States Postal Service for uniting our nation, connecting Americans overseas and domestically, for defending the security of the mail, for protecting our freedom of commerce and communication, for their faithful service to our community and our country, and for over 200 years, working to keep our nation one and indivisible.

DATED THIS 13^th DAY OF JULY, A.D., 2004.